20 killed in Russian missile attack on Ukraine, children’s hospital is struck in Kyiv
- 8 July, 10:49
A barrage of Russian missiles struck Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday, killing dozens of people and damaging civilian buildings, including a children’s hospital. At least 20 people were killed and 50 more were injured during the attack on Kyiv, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said. The struck medical center, Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt hospital, is Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital, which has been crucial in treating children across the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said over 40 missiles struck the cities across the country.
“Russian terrorists have once again launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. Different cities – Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk. More than 40 missiles of various types. Apartment buildings, infrastructure, and a children's hospital have been damaged. All services are engaged to rescue as many people as possible,” Zelenskiy wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. The Ukrainian leader urged the entire world “to use all its determination to finally put an end to the Russian strikes.”
“Killing is what Putin brings. Only together can we bring real peace and security,” he went on saying.
The Russian daylight attack on Kyiv on Monday was the worst in the past few months and one of the worst during the two-year full-scale invasion by Moscow. “This is one of the worst attacks. You can see: it’s a children’s hospital,” Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Videos from the scene showed volunteers working with police and security services to sift through the rubble as smoke billowed from the hospital, as staff described how they tried to rush children to safety in the wake of the attack.
